Welcome to a New Year

The kindergarten class is off to a great start this year. We are laying a solid foundation, slowly learning the expectations for the classroom. We have practiced easel painting, listening to stories on headphones, using glue sticks, pencils, markers and scissors, playing in blocks and following the expectations for outdoor play. Children are mastering the steps in the Handwriting Without Tears program, in particular Wet, Dry, Try. You can see this at Open House on Wednesday, September 21st. We began Second Steps curriculum on Monday, a curriculum designed to teach children social skills and attentional skills to help them succeed in school. We have been meeting with the kindergartners from both classes for math, lunch and recess daily. This allows the children to maintain friendships from preschool, as well as meeting new children.